Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
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New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system - and Premier Danielle Smith says she's working in 2026 to prove it was wo...
Dec 30, 2025
Charges laid after SUV crashes hotel lobby, hits 4 people, pins 6 more in elevator
YELLOWKNIFE - A woman is facing impaired driving charges after a Christmas Eve crash in Yellowknife that saw an SUV smash though a hotel lobby and into an elevator. Miraculously, no one was seriously ...
Dec 29, 2025
One person arrested after suspected arson at federal government building in Toronto
TORONTO - Toronto police say a fire that broke out in a federal government building Monday morning is being investigated as a suspected arson. Police say first responders rushed to the scene in the ar...
Dec 29, 2025
Anand affirms Canada's view that Ukraine must control decisions about its sovereignty
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she told her Ukrainian counterpart Monday that decisions about Ukraine's sovereignty must be made by Kyiv itself. Anand's conversation with Andrii Sy...
Dec 29, 2025
Organizers of West Bank delegation blocked by Israel call for steeper sanctions
OTTAWA - Members of a Canadian delegation that was denied entry to the West Bank earlier this month are calling on Ottawa to tighten sanctions targeting new Israeli settlements in occupied territory. ...
Dec 29, 2025
Treasury Board minister silent on details of plan to shrink federal public service
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says the federal government hasn't worked out details of its plans to cut the bureaucracy and boost the amount of time public servants spend in the office...
Dec 29, 2025
Carney's foreign policy shift to trade, security prompts questions about human rights
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney puts trade and security at the centre of Canada's foreign policy, observers say Ottawa is also shifting how it asserts its values on the world stage. The Liberal...
Dec 29, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in the Canada-UAE Investment Summit in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Popularity persists for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew two years into government mandate
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's popularity shows little sign of sagging, more than two years after his NDP government was elected. The support remains despite ongoing challenges in reducing he...
Dec 29, 2025
'Waters are choppy': Scott Moe reflects on year that brought uncertainty and problems
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott began the year with a smaller crew of mostly newbies, pledging to do better on everything from health care and education to balancing budgets. By spring, he had mor...
Dec 28, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe poses for a photograph in Regina, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Carney meets Zelenskyy in Halifax as Trump prepares to host peace talks
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to meet in Halifax today ahead of peace talks hosted by the U.S. president this weekend. Zelenskyy is on his way...
Dec 27, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy take part in a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
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